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Houston vs Kansas Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 09 Mar 2024
Tip-off: 21:00
Final 76-46
40-21 36-25
Position#9
Record27-3
FormWWWWW
Points / game74.1
Allowed / game57.3
Houston 🏆
USA
vs
Position#63
Record22-8
FormWWLLW
Points / game77.0
Allowed / game68.3
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Houston v Kansas
13 Mar 2026
HOUS69
KANS47
03 Mar 2025
HOUS65
KANS59
09 Mar 2024
HOUS76
KANS46
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Houston winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Kansas winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

HoustonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Texas
#112
W
76-72 OT
76
72
+4
A30/01
NCAA
Kansas
#63
L
65-78
65
78
-13
A03/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#297
W
79-63
79
63
+16
H07/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
67-62
67
62
+5
A10/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
82-61
82
61
+21
H17/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#18
W
73-65
73
65
+8
H20/02
NCAA
Baylor
#58
W
82-76 OT
82
76
+6
A24/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
67-59
67
59
+8
H28/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
87-85
87
85
+2
A03/03
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
W
67-59
67
59
+8
A07/03
NCAA
1H
2H
33-25
32-40
28-43
37-35
40-21
39-42
29-32
38-30
40-27
42-34
28-23
45-42
41-25
28-44
26-17
41-42
48-45
39-40
28-31
39-28
142.5Avg total
74.5Scored
68.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (30)74.157.3131.4+16.990%
Season at home (18)76.651.0127.6+25.6100%
Season away (12)70.566.7137.2+3.875%
Last 10 (10)74.568.0142.5+6.590%
Last 5 (5)75.268.8144.0+6.4100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (2)63.061.0124.0+2.050%
vs Weaker ◀ (28)74.957.0131.9+17.993%
This opponent (Kansas) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KansasUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma State
#297
W
83-54
83
54
+29
H31/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
W
78-65
78
65
+13
H03/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
L
70-75 OT
70
75
-5
A06/02
NCAA
Baylor
#58
W
64-61
64
61
+3
H10/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
L
50-79
50
79
-29
A13/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
67-57
67
57
+10
A17/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
86-67
86
67
+19
H24/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
L
68-76
68
76
-8
H28/02
NCAA
Baylor
#58
L
74-82
74
82
-8
A02/03
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
90-68
90
68
+22
H06/03
NCAA
1H
2H
44-26
39-28
43-28
35-37
32-30
32-34
34-28
30-33
28-37
22-42
29-34
38-23
45-25
41-42
35-29
33-47
34-35
40-47
41-33
49-35
141.4Avg total
73.0Scored
68.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (30)77.068.3145.3+8.773%
Season at home (18)79.665.1144.7+14.594%
Season away (12)73.173.2146.2-0.142%
Last 10 (10)73.068.4141.4+4.660%
Last 5 (5)77.070.0147.0+7.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)71.869.0140.8+2.860%
vs Similar (14)74.769.2143.9+5.571%
vs Weaker (11)82.366.9149.2+15.482%
This opponent (Houston) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +5.2+5.21st half: +6.0+6.02nd half2nd half: +0.3+0.32nd half: -0.9-0.9
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +5.2+5.21st half: +6.0+6.02nd half2nd half: +0.3+0.32nd half: -0.9-0.9
HoustonKansas
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
HoustonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Texas
#112
W
33-25
33
25
+8
A30/01
NCAA
Kansas
#63
L
28-43
28
43
-15
A03/02
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#297
W
40-21
40
21
+19
H07/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
L
29-32
29
32
-3
A10/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
40-27
40
27
+13
H17/02
NCAA
Iowa State
#18
W
28-23
28
23
+5
H20/02
NCAA
Baylor
#58
W
41-25
41
25
+16
A24/02
NCAA
Cincinnati
#134
W
26-17
26
17
+9
H28/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
W
48-45
48
45
+3
A03/03
NCAA
UCF Knights
#180
L
28-31
28
31
-3
A07/03
NCAA
63.0Avg total
34.1Scored
28.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.725.060.8+10.787%-
Last 30 at home (18)36.721.057.7+15.7100%-
Last 30 away (12)34.331.165.4+3.367%-
Last 10 (10)34.128.963.0+5.270%-
Last 5 (5)34.228.262.4+6.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (2)24.527.051.5-2.550%-
vs Weaker ◀ (28)36.524.961.4+11.689%-
This opponent (Kansas) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
KansasLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oklahoma State
#297
W
44-26
44
26
+18
H31/01
NCAA
Houston
#9
W
43-28
43
28
+15
H03/02
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
32-30
32
30
+2
A06/02
NCAA
Baylor
#58
W
34-28
34
28
+6
H10/02
NCAA
Texas Tech
#64
L
28-37
28
37
-9
A13/02
NCAA
Oklahoma
#104
L
29-34
29
34
-5
A17/02
NCAA
Texas
#112
W
45-25
45
25
+20
H24/02
NCAA
Brigham Young
#61
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H28/02
NCAA
Baylor
#58
L
34-35
34
35
-1
A02/03
NCAA
Kansas State
#151
W
41-33
41
33
+8
H06/03
NCAA
67.0Avg total
36.5Scored
30.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.532.070.5+6.563%-
Last 30 at home (18)40.629.369.9+11.283%-
Last 30 away (12)35.436.071.4-0.633%-
Last 10 (10)36.530.567.0+6.070%-
Last 5 (5)36.831.268.0+5.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)35.430.666.0+4.860%-
vs Similar (14)37.533.470.9+4.150%-
vs Weaker (11)41.230.972.1+10.382%-
This opponent (Houston) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Houston wins
1
Kansas wins
DateGameScore
03/02/24Kansas v Houston78-65
Houstonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
07/03/24AUCF Knights67-59
03/03/24AOklahoma87-85
28/02/24HCincinnati67-59
24/02/24ABaylor82-76 OT
20/02/24HIowa State73-65
17/02/24HTexas82-61
10/02/24ACincinnati67-62
07/02/24HOklahoma State79-63
03/02/24AKansas65-78
30/01/24ATexas76-72 OT
Kansaslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/03/24HKansas State90-68
02/03/24ABaylor74-82
28/02/24HBrigham Young68-76
24/02/24HTexas86-67
17/02/24AOklahoma67-57
13/02/24ATexas Tech50-79
10/02/24HBaylor64-61
06/02/24AKansas State70-75 OT
03/02/24HHouston78-65
31/01/24HOklahoma State83-54

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Houston
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW90%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWWW75%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games301812
Win %90%100%75%
Points / game74.176.670.5
Allowed / game57.351.066.7
Point differential+16.9+25.6+3.8
Avg total131.4127.6137.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+57%83%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)100% (1)60% (5)
Overtime %7%0%17%
Kansas
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW73%
HomeWWWLW94%
AwayLLLWL42%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games301812
Win %73%94%42%
Points / game77.079.673.1
Allowed / game68.365.173.2
Point differential+8.7+14.5-0.1
Avg total145.3144.7146.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%56%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (9)100% (4)40% (5)
Overtime %3%0%8%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Houston3027390%74.157.3+16.9
2 Arizona3024680%90.373.0+17.3
3 Iowa State3124777%75.762.1+13.7
4 Baylor3022873%82.071.3+10.7
5 Kansas3022873%77.068.3+8.7
6 Brigham Young3021970%82.169.4+12.7
7 Colorado3021970%80.872.6+8.2
8 Texas Tech3021970%75.969.0+6.8
9 TCU30201067%80.571.4+9.1
10 Utah Utes30181260%78.873.4+5.4
11 Cincinnati31181358%74.867.8+7.0
12 Kansas State31181358%72.270.2+2.0
13 UCF Knights29151452%71.066.7+4.4
14 Arizona State30141647%70.274.0-3.8
15 Oklahoma State30121840%71.372.2-0.9
16 West Virginia3192229%69.376.4-7.1
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Houston403676
Kansas212546
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